" With a quaking heart, but as firm a footstep as he could command, Toad set forth cautiously on what seemed to be a most hare-brained and hazardous undertaking; but he was soon agreeably surprised to find how easy everything was made for him, and a little humbled at the thought that both his popularity, and the sex that seemed to inspire it, were really another's.
He generally had to be caught, if you wanted him badly, as he slipped quietly along a hedgerow of an early morning or a late evening, or else hunted up in his own house in the middle of the Wood, which was a serious undertaking.
To compose a letter which might at once do justice to her sentiments and her situation, convey gratitude without servile regret, be guarded without coldness, and honest without resentment—a letter which Eleanor might not be pained by the perusal of—and, above all, which she might not blush herself, if Henry should chance to see, was an undertaking to frighten away all her powers of performance; and, after long thought and much perplexity, to be very brief was all that she could determine on with
And of all the excited performers-elect none was so excited as Anne Shirley, who threw herself into the undertaking heart and soul, hampered as she was by Marilla's disapproval.
Having the minister and his wife to tea was a serious and important undertaking, and Marilla was determined not to be eclipsed by any of the Avonlea housekeepers.
aking the decision to change careers is a huge undertaking.
Professor Andtreas Flouis, of the FAME Laboratory in Greece, said: "It is of great importance that people working or undertaking daily activities outside should protect their head against sunlight.
You are undertaking real change here.
Effectively undoing "the snap" in a way that will please hundreds of millions of fans is no small undertaking, after all.
Musk said he made the decision to remain public after consulting Tesla shareholders large and small, and after concluding that the undertaking could impair efforts to boost production of its new sedan that are crucial to his strategy for Tesla.
On Taobao, China's largest e-commerce platform, you can find shops undertaking such services.
During our visit to the Wall, I couldn't stop thinking about what a massive undertaking it must have been to build it.
But as it has been a kind of destiny that has thrown me upon this service, I shall hope that has my undertaking it is designed to answer some good purpose I shall rely confidently on that Providence which has heretofore preserved and been bountiful to me, not doubting but that I shall return safe to you in the fall.
A trip of 240,000 miles to the Moon still represents a very big undertaking for us.
A smirk creases over your face as you look forward to undertaking this new unproven challenge.
You are undertaking real change here.
Chief engineer Chen Xiaxiang said while normal projects use tried and tested technology to transport materials upward, this undertaking has required novel solutions to achieve the opposite.
Ian Teh documented this epic undertaking while traveling through northern China last year.
They are nearly four times more likely to tell girls than boys to be more careful if undertaking the same activity again.
He also mentioned that Chinese carrier pilots are also undertaking training, and they expect to form two aviation units.